On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved five bipartisan opioid bills as part of the chamber’s larger efforts to address the drug abuse crisis. The bills focus on limiting the supply of opioids in circulation, preventing drug trafficking and curbing drug diversion through various programs within the Justice Department. The panel’s work is expected to be rolled into a wide-ranging opioid package the Senate will vote on later this summer.

Also on Thursday, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Ed Markey (D-MA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), introduced a resolutionurging U.S. companies to provide American consumers with the same protections required under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation.

Administration

On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that employers can require as a condition of employment that workers waive their rights to participate in class action lawsuits in a 5-4 decision.

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump said he is unhappy with recent trade negotiations between his administration and the Chinese government but left open the possibility of progress on an issue he has put at the center of his agenda. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has stated that for now, “we’re putting the trade war on hold.”

On Thursday, President Trump signed the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief & Consumer Protection Act (S. 2155) into law. The bill rolls back number of the banking regulatory provisions established by the Dodd Frank Act in response to the Great Recession in 2008-2009.

On Thursday, the President canceled the planned summit in Singapore with North Korean leader Kim Jung Un.